developer

noun

de·​vel·​op·​er di-ˈve-lə-pər How to pronounce developer (audio)
dē-
Synonyms of developernext
: one that develops: such as
a
: a chemical used to develop exposed photographic materials
b
: a person who develops real estate
c
: a person or company that develops computer software

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the developer of software that is used the world over
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The agreement called for the developer to share information about the drainage study process for the project with the city of Everman. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 Open-source and open-weight models make different parts of an AI model available for developers to inspect, use and sometimes modify. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026 But today’s round of studio divestments seems to put a hard stop on the era where Microsoft was willing to put money toward pulling interesting indie developers into the Xbox fold. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 So the same buyer can meet an agent gateway sold as inference infrastructure, an authorization runtime, a developer platform, or a security-posture tool and the definitions do not yet align. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for developer

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First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of developer was in 1772

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developer

noun
de·​vel·​op·​er di-ˈvel-ə-pər How to pronounce developer (audio)
: one that develops: as
a
: a chemical used to develop exposed photographic materials
b
: a person who develops real estate
especially : one who divides land and builds and sells houses on it

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